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LMUR allows
LMUR allows requests and map problems to be displayed on the Livemap, with various filtering options to show/hide requests/problems by type, age, keyword etc. Requires Livemap to be viewed via the secure (https) URL - LMUR will prompt you if a non-secure URL is used.
'''DOWNLOAD LiveMap UR Overlay (LMUR)'''
'''DOWNLOAD LiveMap UR Overlay (LMUR)'''
Revision as of 13:00, 30 July 2013
The Waze community has created the following plugins/extensions/addons for use in the Waze web-based environments. (Client-side possible?)
by Timbones
This plugin/extension works with the Waze LiveMap only. After installing, create a route in the LiveMap by clicking on the origin and destination. Once the LiveMap requests the route, the left side area will switch from the current events scrolling list, to a navigation list of the route. Multiple routes are displayed. Each turn is clickable and the map will zoom to that location.
DOWNLOAD LiveMap Navigation List
Download the LiveMap Navigation List from userscripts.org
- Firefox requires the Greasemonkey Addon.
- Chrome users can leverage the Tampermonkey Extension to install and manage the script from directly within the browser. Otherwise Chrome users will need drag the file downloaded to their PC into the Chrome Extensions tab.
More Information
LiveMap Navigation List forum thread
LiveMap UR Overlay (LMUR)
by Twister-UK
LMUR allows update requests and map problems to be displayed on the Livemap, with various filtering options to show/hide requests/problems by type, age, keyword etc. Requires Livemap to be viewed via the secure (https) URL - LMUR will prompt you if a non-secure URL is used.
DOWNLOAD LiveMap UR Overlay (LMUR)
Download the LiveMap UR Overlay script from userscripts.org
- Firefox requires the Greasemonkey Addon.
- Chrome users can leverage the Tampermonkey Extension to install and manage the script from directly within the browser. Otherwise Chrome users will need to download the crx package instead.
More Information
WME Color Highlights for Landmarks and Segments
by Timbones
This script adds color highlighting to segments and landmarks according to their status and type. The highlighting of segments is likely to be most useful, for it shows locked and un-named roads.
DOWNLOAD WME Color Highlights for Landmarks and Segments
Download WME Color Highlights for Firefox from userscripts.org
- Chrome users: download the linked .crx file included on the userscript.org page
- Firefox requires the Greasemonkey Addon.
More Information
WME Color Highlights forum thread
WME Junction Angle Info
Shows the angle between two selected (and connected) segments. Version 1.5 as of March 20, 2013.
DOWNLOAD Junction Angle Info
Download Junction Angle Info for Firefox or for Chrome
More Information
(The link for discussion of this script in the Waze forums needs to be added.)
Junction Node Fixer (JNF)
by bgodette
Junction Node Fixer has several features. The primary focus of JNF is that it overloads the 'q' (disallowAllTurns) keyboard shortcut to preserve existing turn restrictions. 'Overloading' means that it takes over all functionality of the 'q' hotkey only. The 'q' keyboard shortcut performs the following actions
- Fixes any self and reverse connectivity issues
- Fixes closed loop roads (by splitting into two segments with a joining junction)
- Terminates dead-ends with a junction
- Makes dead-ends two-way (only if both ends of the segment are visible)
- Sets the Type of a roundabouts using lowest of two highest rule and sets country/state if needed
- For UK sets Type of roundabouts using highest type excluding Freeway rule.
- Does a traditional 'qw' (clears reverse connectivity, and locks turns)
- Causes the turn arrows to refresh (the side effect of 's' but without the shifting).
Since you end up with the same turns restricted, that means you need to press 'w' if you really want all turns allowed. This is why it overloads 'q' instead of 'w'. Ultimately this will be a separate hotkey that's editable through WME's '?' interface.
JNF also:
- Saves the state of WME's ShowAllTurns, ShowTurns and Full-screen mode across F5/Permalink.
- Forces data model reload after successful save.
This has only be tested in Chrome, it's been reported to work in FF+GM.
DOWNLOAD Junction Node Fixer
Download Junction Node Fixer script from userscripts.org
More Information
WME Junction Node Fixer forum thread
WME Toolbox
by OyyoDams
This script adds many features like small junctions highlight, redo roundabout, convert roundabout to standard road, clear road geometry, many permalinks to external sites, and more.
It's live updated and doesn't need to be manually updated each time a new version is released.
It requires WME Colors Highlight and WME Junction Node Fixer to work.
DOWNLOAD WME Toolbox
Download WME Toolbox for Firefox or Chrome
More Information
English forum thread - French forum thread
Update Request Overview (URO)
by Twister-UK
URO provides various filtering options to show/hide update request, map problem and camera markers according to type, age, comment keyword etc. For any markers that remain visible, hovering the mouse pointer over the marker then generates a pop-up which contains a summary of the marker information and some marker-type specific actions (e.g. opening an update request in a new tab, deleting a camera). For any UR markers where a conversation is taking place (currently WME beta only), the marker is modified to show a small quote icon in place of the Waze icon.
DOWNLOAD Update Request Overview
Download Update Request Overview for Firefox+Greasemonkey version 1.32 or Chrome packaged version 1.32
More Information
Update Request Overview forum thread
Waze Aerial Shifter
This script helps you adjust the position of underlying Bing maps to work on road alignment inside WME.
DOWNLOAD Waze Aerial Shifter
Chrome packaged Version 1.2.14 (June 24, 2013)
For WME beta, download Chrome packaged Version 1.2.15 (July 16, 2013)
More Information
Waze Aerial Shifter forum thread
Street to River
The script is designed as a helper for creating river/railroad landmarks for the free waze navigation system. The script transforms the geometry of a new unsaved street to a river or railroad landmark. You can predefine the width and the name for the new landmark in the form of a special street name.
Mini howto:
- install this script as greasemonkey script or chrome extension
- draw a new street but do not save the street
- add and apply a street name to define the rivers name and width. This step is optional.
- Example: 20m Spree creates a 20 meters wide river named Spree
- Select the helper street
- Click the Street to river or Street to railroad button
- Delete the helper street
- Edit the new landmark as you like. You can even set the landmark to another type. Here it is used to mark a railroad, using landmark type 'other'.
Examples of rivers created by the script:
- Spree: https://world.waze.com/edtior/?zoom=2&lat=52.29672&lon=14.25296
- Nottekanal: https://world.waze.com/edtior/?zoom=1&lat=52.22414&lon=13.48316&
DOWNLOAD Street to River
Download the Street to River script for userscripts.org Firefox+Greasemonkey from userscripts.org
- Firefox requires the Greasemonkey Addon.
- Chrome users can leverage the Tampermonkey Extension to install and manage the script from directly within the browser. Otherwise, Chrome users will need to downloaded manually, and then drag the script file into the Extensions tab.
More Information
by edsonajj
WazeBar is an alternative menu bar for WME that also integrates other scripts, making them available on Safari.
The currently integrated scripts are:
- WME Color Highlights by timbones.
- UR Overview by Twister_UK.
- GeoWipe by bgodette.
- Junction Node Fixer bybgodette.
Other features include:
- Autosave at a certain number of edits.
More features and additional script integrations are being worked on. The original development of WazeBar was made by Mike Bronner, it is currently mantained by Edson Jiménez.
DOWNLOAD WazeBar
Download WazeBar for Safari from dropbox.
More Information
WazeBar for Safari forum thread
Roundabout Angles and Landmark
by davipt
Roundabout Angles and Landmark is a script with two features:
- selecting a roundabout node, on the left side there is a button to automatically create a "junction" landmark around the landmark. Roundabout segments shall not have street name set, but the roundabout name should be added to this landmark in the middle, so the label appears horizontally.
- selecting a roundabout node, on the left side there is a button to create a temporary landmark in the form of a leaf, which will denote the approximate 90º, 180º and 270º range that Waze uses to switch from the "take the nth exit" to the "straight ahead/turn left/turn right" on roundabouts with two to four connections.
If the created landmark is not round, it means the roundabout has something screwed up, usually a reversed A->B segment, so it also helps ensuring proper roundabouts.
DOWNLOAD Roundabout Angles and Landmark
Download Roundabout Angles and Landmark from userscripts.org
More Information
Roundabout Angles and Landmark forum thread
WME Add-Ons
CAUTION! Please do not use this tool unless you are a very experienced Waze editor and fully understand the ramifications of using this tool. Even experienced editors should learn how to use it only on very smaller areas at a time. Read the forum linked below to better learn how to use it and to understand the ramifications of its use!
This is a plugin/extension which displays a table of all the current view's country, state, city and street names. You can select all segments of a street using a custom button. This extension makes it very easy to find and fix incorrect cities and states (in the U.S.) and bad street names. The tool has many other capabilities as well.
Since this tool is updated often, please see the forum linked below for a full list of features, download links, installation instructions, and discussion for the latest version.
There is a previous version of this tool called "WME Extended Tools". Due to changes to the Waze Map Editor, its functionality was broken, and the decision was made to re-write the tool from scratch. WME Extended Tools is no longer supported, should be uninstalled, and should no longer be used.
WME Level Highlighter
WME Script allowing Segment highlighting based on segment levels. Please note that this does Conflict with Tim's WME Color Highlights and that both should NOT be active at the same time.
"(Script) WME Level Highlighter"
Select Roundabout Segments
by Twister_UK
This script adds a "Select roundabout" button to the segment edit panel if you select a single segment from a roundabout. Clicking the button then automatically selects the entire roundabout. Note that if the entire roundabout doesn't get selected, it probably means the roundabout itself is broken.
DOWNLOAD Select Roundabout Segments
Firefox+Greasemonkey version 0.5 - Chrome packaged version 0.5 (July 16, 2013)
More Information
[Geocaching-Waze bookmarklet] is a iOS Safari bookmarklet from davipt that allows driving to a given Geocaching coordinate. Currently it assumes a fixed flow within iOS and the official Geocaching client, but it can be adapted to other situations.
Open the iOS Geocaching app, pick up a cache, click on "Open on external map", which will open Google Maps on the browser. From this page, click on the bookmarklet, which will display the lat+lon, and then open Waze on that point, ready to drive there.
JavaScript Development Best Practices for Waze Extensions and Scripts
Best Practices
All of the normal best practice guidelines apply, some references:
To help with this, run your code through some useful analyzers to head off potential problems, like:
WME is built on jQuery. This makes it easy to manipulate, access properties, and directly reference the built-in Waze objects underlying WME. Using jQuery enables tighter integration into WME, reduces code, and builds on what is already there. As of now, WME is running jQuery 1.7 vanilla, which does not include any optional modules like jQuery UI.
Variable & Function Prefix
To ensure that your code is safe from collision with other scripts and extensions, please prefix all variables and functions with a prefix of your choosing (this includes local variables and global variables, since your entire script is made public when it is loaded in WME). An example would be instead of naming a variable "version", name it "coolscript_version" instead, if your script is named "Cool Script".
Code Encapsulation
While not technically code encapsulation in the object oriented sense, please encapsulate all code with a function, except requisite bootstrap code and initializer calls.
UserScript Bootstraping
When creating user scripts for Greasemonkey, Chrome, or TamperMonkey, use the following bootstrap at the start of your script. timbones did extensive research on this to make sure it is completely cross-browser compatible. Not only will it work in GreaseMonkey, Chrome, and TamperMonkey, but can also be dropped into a Safari Extension without any recoding.
function coolscript_bootstrap() { var bGreasemonkeyServiceDefined = false; try { if (typeof Components.interfaces.gmIGreasemonkeyService === "object") { bGreasemonkeyServiceDefined = true; } } catch (err) { //Ignore. } if ( typeof unsafeWindow === "undefined" || ! bGreasemonkeyServiceDefined) { unsafeWindow = ( function () { var dummyElem = document.createElement('p'); dummyElem.setAttribute ('onclick', 'return window;'); return dummyElem.onclick (); } ) (); } /* begin running the code! */ coolscript_init(); } function coolscript_init() { //run your code here } // [...] // then at the end of your script, call the bootstrap to get things started coolscript_bootstrap();
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Motivated Ignorance
Posted by The Situationist Staff on December 20, 2011
From EENews:
For many people, ignorance is bliss when it comes to vexing issues like climate change, according to a new study.
Published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the report shows that people who know very little about an issue — say the economic downturn, changes in the climate or dwindling fossil fuel reserves — tend to avoid learning more about it. This insulates them in their ignorance — a pattern described by researchers as "motivated avoidance."
Faced with complicated or troubling situations, these people often defer to authorities like the government or scientists, hoping they have the situation under control.
"Our research suggests that this kind of overwhelmed feeling, and feeling that an issue is 'above one's head' leads people to feel dependent on the government, and this dependence is managed by trusting the government more to deal with an issue, and this is managed by avoiding the issue," explained Steven Shepherd, a social psychology doctoral student at the University of Waterloo in Canada and an author of the report, in an email.
"This is psychologically easier than taking a significant amount of time to learn about an issue, all the while confronting unpleasant information about it," he added.
The report used survey data from 511 participants between 2010 and 2011. "In four studies we manipulated how we framed a domain like the economy or energy (e.g., simple or complex), and in the one study, we manipulated whether or not a future oil shortage was said to be an immediate problem, or a distant future problem," Shepherd said.
The researchers found that people who received complex information on an issue felt more helpless and more trusting in government compared to those who received relatively simple explanations. In addition, people who felt ignorant on a certain topic — especially issues with dire consequences like fuel shortages or climate change — would reject negative information.
But researchers say there's more to it than just plugging your ears and saying "la la la."
The trust-and-avoid ploy
Motivated avoidance stems from a phenomenon known as system justification. "It refers to a motivation that most people hold to believe that the systems that they function with are legitimate," explained [Situationist Contributor] Aaron Kay, another author. Kay, who is an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, explained that people working within a government agency or large institution can't really influence the collective group on their own.
So they are inclined to conclude the group largely knows what it's doing. "It doesn't always imply that people think this is good, but they think it's better than the government not being in control," he said. To maintain this view, he noted, people will deliberately avoid information that contradicts it.
"Climate change is a global issue that, seemingly, is beyond the efforts of any one individual. … I think a lot of people feel unable to do anything about it," said Shepherd. "The next best thing is to either deny it, or defer the issue to governments to deal with it. … In our research we find that one easy way to maintain that psychologically comforting trust that an issue is being dealt with is to simply avoid the issue."
The authors also speculate that political leanings play into whether people want to trust politicians handle climate change. "I think we see this in the recent 'Occupy' movements, and among those pushing for governments to do more about climate change," Shepherd said.
"People who simply distrust the government to begin with, or libertarians who prefer to have as little government involvement in their lives as possible, are also unlikely to respond to feeling dependent on the government by trusting in them more."
Related Situationist posts:
- Self-Fulfilling Doomsday Prophecies
- Aaron Kay, "The Psychological Power of the Status Quo"
- Warming World or Just World?
- Value-Affirmation, and the Situation of Climate Change Beliefs,
- Global Climate Change and The Situation of Denial,
- Al Gore – The Situationist,
- The Situation of Climate Change,
- Getting a Grip on Climate Change,
- Denial,
- Thanksgiving as 'System Justification,
- Captured Science,
- The Psychological Situation of Climate Change
- The Situation of Climate Change, and
- The Heat is On.
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One Response to "Motivated Ignorance"
Dr. Tim Hadley said
The report you discuss unfairly implies that people who don't agree with the climate-change agenda are ignorant. But, as your column illustrates, "motivated ignorance" works both ways. Sure, sometimes people who _deny_ are the ignorant ones. But ignorance is also found in those who _accept_ unproven speculations and unprovable theories, especially when the accepters are "motivated" by large financial grants. Political motivations go both directions, too, a fact that unbiased and truly scholarly researchers would know and acknowledge.

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CBS blackout dispute threatens football fans
NEW YORK — It's one thing for a business dispute to knock out CBS programming in some three million homes during rerun season. Football season is another matter entirely, and there's little immediate cause for optimism.
There's been no reported progress in negotiations between CBS Corp. and Time Warner, which has blocked CBS programming from its customers' homes in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York since Aug. 2. They are at odds over a deal to carry CBS on Time Warner, most prominently over retransmission fees that the cable operator pays to CBS per subscriber.
Talks are expected to continue over the Labor Day weekend. Meanwhile, Time Warner customers caught in the middle will miss third and fourth round competition in the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The tournament's finals are next weekend, along with opening weekend in the National Football League.
CBS believes the start of football will increase public pressure on Time Warner to get a deal. The network has run radio advertisements with football announcers like James Brown instructing affected fans on other ways to watch games.
"I'm not optimistic," said Jack Myers, an analyst whose Myers Report newsletter is widely followed in the television industry. "There have always been settlements in the past when they come up to big sports events. But this time, they're really playing it for keeps."
The talks are being closely followed beyond these companies and their customers because of the idea that a retransmission agreement will set a precedent for future negotiations between different networks and cable or satellite companies. Another sticking point is the cable operator's access to CBS material for on-demand or mobile device viewing.
Already, the dispute is a milestone "that may be cited as a turning point in the industry," said Robin Flynn, analyst for the financial research firm SNL Kagan.
The NFL's opening kickoff may not be as potent a pressure point as many people have assumed because of the way the schedule starts. CBS is not broadcasting any games involving New York or Dallas teams on the opening weekend; Los Angeles has no "home team" in the NFL. Dallas is playing the New York Giants on Sept. 8, but that's the Sunday night game on NBC.
CBS' first significant game for one of the local markets is on Sept. 15, when the Giants will face the Denver Broncos in a matchup featuring quarterback brothers Peyton and Eli Manning. The New York Jets first appear on the CBS schedule on Sept. 22, and the Cowboys not until Oct. 6.
"We are working hard to reach an agreement as soon as possible," said Maureen Huff, spokeswoman for Time Warner Cable. "But the negotiations or pace of negotiations are not tied to any game or event coming up."
On Friday, Time Warner began running a television ad telling customers that switching providers isn't a good idea. The ad says there have been some 200 blackouts due to business disputes in recent years, and that "even if you switch, you're still at risk for network blackouts."
Time Warner isn't saying how many customers it has lost because of the dispute, but Huff said the "vast majority" of customers who called inquiring about the situation have not switched.
After the blackout, CBS retaliated by blocking access to CBS programming online to people who get their Internet service from Time Warner, even people who are not cable customers. Huff estimated that affects more than 12 million people.
Time Warner has also blacked out the Showtime cable network for customers in the three cities (Showtime is a business partner of CBS). Showtime's most high profile show, "Homeland," begins a new season on Sept. 29.
The blackout affects roughly 1.1 million of New York's 7.4 million television households. In Los Angeles, an estimated 1.3 million of 5.6 million households are affected, and 400,000 of Dallas' 2.6 million TV homes.
CBS, which has had a strong summer behind its miniseries "Under the Dome," continues as the nation's most popular network. Its researchers estimate the blackout has cut CBS' national ratings by 1 percent. New episodes of the network's favorite prime time shows begin appearing in late September.
For both companies, though, the psychological impact is hard to measure. The longer the dispute goes on, the more customers who don't get CBS programming learn they can survive without it. Similarly, people who didn't think twice about signing up with an area's dominant cable provider are learning there are alternatives.
"The pressure is really on both sides to come to a resolution but both sides seem very adamant about holding on to their position," Myers said.


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Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorat...
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This walks starts in the little village of Carrowteige/Ceathrú Thaidhg and takes in part of the Children of Lir Loop ... walk, Len: 19.0km, Climb: 667m, Area: An Bhinn Bhu, North Mayo (Ireland) An ||
Fair Mountain: Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.
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Highest place:
Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag, 1156m
Maximum height for area: 1156 metres,
Maximum prominence for area: 671 metres,
Places in area Braemar to Montrose:
An t-Sron 710m
Auchnacraig Hill 479m
Auchronie Hill 462m
Bad an Loin 581m
Bada na Goibhre 663m
Badandun Hill 740m
Balduff Hill 425m
Balnaboth Craig 460m
Baudnacauner 574m
Baudy Meg 488m
Bawhelps 828m
Ben Tirran 896m
Benscravie 428m
Benty Roads 841m
Berry Cairn 445m
Black Binks 504m
Black Craig 529m
Black Craig 640m
Black Hill 695m
Black Hill 754m
Black Hill 443m
Black Hill 757m
Black Hill of Mark 774m
Black Moss 466m
Bodnasparet 677.3m
Boustie Ley 876m
Brackenstake 474m
Braid Cairn 887m
Broad Cairn 998m
Broad Cairn East Top 674m
Broom Craig 602m
Bruntshields 532m
Bulg 607m
Burnt Hill 663m
Cac Carn Mor 1150m
Cairn Bannoch 1012m
Cairn Broadlands 852m
Cairn Caidloch 648m
Cairn Damff 846m
Cairn Doos 629m
Cairn Gibbs 521m
Cairn Leuchan 700m
Cairn Lick 682m
Cairn Lunkard 863m
Cairn Nairvie 558m
Cairn of Barns 651m
Cairn of Claise 1064m
Cairn of Gowal 991m
Cairn of Gowal (old GR) 983m
Cairn of Meadows 687m
Cairn-mon-earn 378m
Caisteal na Caillich 862m
Caisteal na Caillich South Top 850m
Canup 451m
Carmont Hill 236m
Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach 1109.9m
Carn Ait 864m
Carn an Daimh 617m
Carn an Daimh 755m
Carn an Fhidhleir 518m
Carn an t-Sagairt Beag 1044.4m
Carn an t-Sagairt Mor 1047m
Carn an Tuirc 1019m
Carn Chomh-Stri 718m
Carn Dubh 822m
Carn nan Sgliat 690m
Carn Phadruig 708m
Carnferg 525m
Cat Law 671m
Cathelle Houses [Lair of Whitestone] 862m
Clachan Yell 626m
Clachnaben 590m
Clune Hill 319m
Cnap a'Choire Bhuidhe 606m
Cnap na Clais Giubhais 551m
Cnapan Nathraichean 824m
Cock Cairn 727m
Cock Hill 598m
Coire Breac Top [Ben Tirran point 684m] 684m
Conachcraig 865m
Coremachy 543m
Cormaud 507m
Corwharn 609.1m
Cowie Hill 440m
Craggan Hill 560m
Craig Damff 716m
Craig Doin 587m
Craig Duchrey 468m
Craig Gowan 406m
Craig Hill [Auld Darkney] 545m
Craig Lair 711m
Craig Maskeldie 687m
Craig Maskeldie South Top 683m
Craig Megen 534m
Craig Mellon 866m
Craig of Camlet 491m
Craig of Gowal 927m
Craig of Inchnabobart 521m
Craig of Loinmuie 540m
Craig Soales 503m
Craig Vallich 609m
Craigancash 542m
Craigangowan 517m
Craigangower 605m
Craigenloch Hill 738m
Craigie Thieves 688m
Craiglea Hill 388m
Craigmahandle 574m
Craigrae Beg 518m
Craigs of Lethnot 493m
Craigs of Loch Esk 851m
Craigs of Loch Wharral 857m
Creag a'Ghlas-uillt 1068m
Creag an Dubh-loch 983m
Creag an Loch 836m
Creag an Lurachain 442m
Creag Choinnich 538m
Creag Dearg 709m
Creag Ghiubhais 486m
Creag Leacach 987m
Creag Leacach SW Top 943m
Creag Leachdach 957m
Creag Liath 861m
Creag Loisgte 795m
Creag na Bruaich 557m
Creag na Dearcaige 774.4m
Creag na h-Iolaire 454m
Creag na Slice 406m
Creag nam Ban 527m
Creag nan Gabhar 834m
Creag nan Gall 601m
Creag nan Gall South Top 566m
Creag nan Leachda 784m
Creag Phiobaid 449m
Creag Reamhar 466m
Creagan Caise Hill 664m
Creigh Hill 498m
Creigh Hill SW Top 497m
Crock 554m
Crow Craigies 920m
Crow Craigies South Top 874m
Cruys 741m
Cuidhe Crom 1083m
Cuilt Hill 477m
Cul nan Gad [The Cairns] 515m
Dog Hillock 732m
Driesh 947m
Druim Dearg 453m
Druim Mor 961m
Drumderg 423m
Duchray Hill [Mealna Letter] 702m
Earn Cairn 527m
Earn Skelly 692m
Easter Balloch 834m
Easter Watery Knowe 725m
Eskielawn 607.2m
Fafernie 1000m
Fasheilach 721m
Ferrowie 801m
Finalty Hill 905m
Finbracks 755.8m
Finlet 510m
Fore Brae 654m
Gannoch 731m
Garlet 522m
Glas Maol 1068m
Goyle Hill 464m
Green Hill 870m
Hare Cairn 516m
Hill of Adenaich 553m
Hill of Alyth 300m
Hill of Cammie 618m
Hill of Cat 742m
Hill of Couternach 512m
Hill of Duchery 554m
Hill of Edendocher 577m
Hill of Gairney 756m
Hill of Garbet 581m
Hill of Garvock 277m
Hill of Glansie 726m
Hill of Goauch 337.1m
Hill of Gothie 448m
Hill of Mondurran 602m
Hill of Spott 451m
Hill of Strone 512m
Hill of Strone 850m
Hill of Wirren 678m
Hound Hillock 518m
Hunt Hill 705m
Kerloch 534m
Kircram 404m
Knachly 489m
Knockali 405m
Knockie Branar 606m
Knockton 489m
Lair of Aldararie 832m
Lamahip 404m
Lindalla 450m
Lindalla NW Top 407m
Little Conachcraig 600m
Little Glas Maol 973m
Little Pap 956m
Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag 1156m
Lochnagar NW Top 830m
Long Goat 571m
Mallrenheskein 767m
Manywee 686.1m
Mayar 928m
Meall an t-Slugain 849m
Meall an Tionail 885m
Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe 974m
Meall Dubh 563m
Meall Gorm 553m
Meall Gorm 759m
Meall Mor 551m
Meall Odhar 922m
Meikle Pap 980m
Meluncart 525m
Mid Hill 772.9m
Mile Hill 410m
Milldewan Hill 503m
Millstone Cairn 743m
Monamenach 807m
Monawee 696m
Monega Hill 908m
Monluth Hill 377m
Monrae 584m
Mount Battock 778m
Mount Blair 744m
Mount Bouie 585m
Mount Keen 939m
Mount Shade 507m
Muckle Cairn 826m
Mudlee Bracks 688m
Over Craig 551m
Pannanich Hill 601m
Peat Hill 481m
Peter Hill 617m
Pinderachy 514m
Pullar Cuy 636m
Ripe Hill 519m
Rough Bank 462m
Round Hill 664m
Ruragh 735m
Sandy Hill 592m
Sandy Hillock 768m
Sgor an h-Iolaire 544m
Shank of Drumfollow 842m
Shank of Mondair 498m
Slai na Gour 486m
Sron na Gaoithe 814m
St Arnold's Seat 507m
Stobie Hillock 485m
Strathfinella Hill 414m
Sturdy Hill 544m
Tamhilt 537m
Tampie 723m
Tarapetmile 517m
The Coyles of Muick 601m
The Goal 459m
The High Tree 610m
The Snub 837m
Tipperweir 438m
Tolmount 958m
Tom Buidhe 957m
Tom Giubhais 417m
Top of Eagle's Rock 1051m
Tops of Fichell 578m
Tullo Hill 316m
West Corrie Top 818m
West Knock 691m
West Wirren 628m
Wester Balloch 806m
Wester Hill 639m
Wester Watery Knowe 763m
White Caterthun 300m
White Hill 776.6m
Whitelaws 509m
Wolf Craig 715m
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Longitude: -3.245244, Latitude: 56.960263
, Easting: 324373, Northing: 786139
Prominence: 671m
, Isolation: 0.5km
, GPS IDs, 6 char: LchnCc, 10 char: LchngrCcCr
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The grounding of a petroleum drilling ship on a remote Alaska island has refuelled the debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, where critics for years have said the conditions are too harsh and the stakes too high to allow dangerous industrial development.
The drilling sites are 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) from Coast Guard resources, and environmentalists argue offshore drilling in the Arctic's fragile ecosystem is too risky. So when a Royal Dutch Shell PLC ship went aground on New Year's Eve on an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska, they pounced — saying the incident foreshadowed what will happen north of the Bering Strait if drilling is allowed.
For oil giant Shell, which leads the way in drilling in the frontier waters of the U.S Arctic, a spokesman said the grounding will be a learning experience in the company's years long effort to draw oil from beneath the ocean floor, which it maintains it can do safely. Though no wells exist there yet, Shell has invested billions of dollars gearing up for drilling in the Beaufort and the Chukchi seas, off Alaska's north and northwest coast.
The potential bounty is high: The U.S. Geological Survey estimates 26.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of natural gas exist below Arctic waters.
Environmentalists note the Beaufort and the Chukchi seas are some of the wildest and most remote ecosystems on the planet. They also are among the most fragile, supporting polar bears, the ice seals they feed on, walrus, endangered whales and other marine mammals that Alaska Natives depend on for their subsistence culture.
"The Arctic is just far different than the Gulf of Alaska or even other places on earth," said Marilyn Heiman, U.S. Arctic director for the Pew Environment Group.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC in 2008 spent $2.1 billion on Chukchi Sea leases and estimates it has spent a total of nearly $5 billion on drilling efforts there and in the Beaufort.
Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith said the company has a long, successful history of working offshore in Alaska and is confident it can build another multi-decade business in the Arctic.
"Our success here is not by accident," Smith said. "We know how to work in regions like this. Having said that, when flawless execution does not happen, you learn from it, and we will."
The drill ship that operated in the Beaufort Sea, the Kulluk, a circular barge with a funnel-shape hull and no propulsion system, ran ashore Monday on Sitkalidak Island, which is near the larger Kodiak Island in the gulf.
The ship had left Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Island under tow behind the 360-foot (110-meter) anchor handler Aiviq on Dec. 22. It was making its way to a Pacific Northwest shipyard for maintenance and upgrades when it ran into a vicious storm — a fairly routine winter event for Alaska waters.
The tow line snapped Dec. 27. Shell vessels and the Coast Guard reattached tow lines at least four times. High wind and seas that approached 50 feet (15 metres) frustrated efforts to control the rig, and it ran aground on a sand and gravel beach.
Shell, the drill ship operators and transit experts, and the Coast Guard are planning the salvage operation.
Calmer weather conditions on Wednesday allowed a team of five salvage experts to be lowered by helicopter to the Kulluk to conduct a three-hour structural assessment. Also taken to the Kulluk was a state-owned emergency towing system for use in the operation.
"There are still no signs of any sheen or environmental impact and the Kulluk appears to be stable," Coast Guard Capt. Paul Mehler said Wednesday night in a telephone briefing. He flew over the rig earlier in the day with a Shell representative and an Alaska Environmental Conservation Department official.
Mehler said the assessment team that checked the ship Wednesday was working with salvage planners but it was too early to speculate on a time line for moving the ship.
He said he saw four life boats on the shoreline but there was no indication that other debris had been ripped from the ship.
The overflight in rain and 35 mph (56 kph) winds showed a few birds but no marine mammals near the rig, said Steve Russell of the Environmental Conservation Department.
The state of Alaska has been an enthusiastic supporter of Arctic offshore drilling. More than 90 per cent of its general fund revenue comes from oil earnings. However, the trans-Alaska pipeline has been running at less than one-third capacity as reserves diminish in North Slope fields. State officials see Arctic offshore drilling as a way to replenish the trans-Alaska pipeline while keeping the state economy vital.
In September, two Shell ships sent drill bits into the U.S. Arctic Ocean floor for the first time in more than two decades. They created top holes and initial drilling for two exploratory wells. Drilling ended on the last day of October.
The grounding in the North Pacific is not a wellhead blowout in the Arctic, and not a drop of oil has been detected in the water. But environmental groups say it's a bad sign.
Drill rigs in Arctic waters could be affected by ice any time during the four-month open water season, said Heiman of the Pew Environment Group. The other threats — near hurricane-force winds compounded by cold and darkness — were seen in the grounding, she said.
"We know that in the Arctic and in the gulf it's not uncommon to have pretty high seas, and you have to take precautions," she said. "If you're going to dill in those types of conditions, or even move vessels in those conditions, you have to have strong, Arctic-specific gear and equipment and safety training. It has to be very vigorous, and I don't think we're there yet."
Shell was fortunate in some ways, she said, that the Kulluk experienced problems near Kodiak.
"Up in the Arctic, you are 1,000 miles away from any Coast Guard station and the kind of response they were able to deploy in Kodiak," she said. The Coast Guard the last few summers has staged equipment and personnel in the Arctic. That has meant a couple of helicopters and possibly a cutter, Heiman said. It in no way can be compared to the Gulf of Mexico and the resources available for BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster.
"It's remote. There are no roads. There's no real, true spill response capability like you would have in the gulf, where you have ports and harbours and boats and fishing boats and vessels everywhere," she said.
Shell has said its preparations will allow it to operate safely far from the Coast Guard base. Like a backcountry camper, Shell has promised to carry all the response equipment needed to the isolated drilling sites: a fleet of more than 20 response vessels that could respond in either the Beaufort of the Chukchi.
Shell spokesman Smith said the company remains confident in its ability to operate safely.
"We encountered severe weather basically all summer long in the Arctic," he said. "While it was challenging, the personnel and the assets and the rigs performed very well."
When a massive ice flow moved toward the drill ship operating in the Chukchi after less than a day of drilling, Shell released the vessel from anchors and moved out of the way.
"As disappointing as that was, given how long we had waited to start drilling — we were only a day in — we had the time and made the decision to disconnect from anchors and safely move off," Smith said. "That's how responsible operators work in the Arctic, or anywhere, really."
The Aiviq has towed the Kulluk more than 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometres) and experienced conditions seen before the grounding, Smith said. It was no accident, Smith said, that additional vessels were standing by in Seward.
It's too soon to know what led to the grounding, Smith said, but the failure of the Aiviq's engines for a time after the initial separation and the inability to re-establish an ideal tow connection were factors.
"It's clear that a sequence of unlikely events compounded over a short period of time, underscored by the complete loss of power to the engines of the Aiviq," he said.


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Auburn fires Chizik after 3-9 season, quick slide from title glory
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Gene Chizik led Auburn to perhaps the greatest season in the program's history, and two years later to maybe its worst.
The rapid fall from a national championship to 3-9 and the Southeastern Conference doormat led to Chizik's firing Sunday, the day after a humbling 49-0 loss to No. 2 Alabama that showed just how far the program has slipped.
The Tigers endured the worst slide within two years of winning a national championship of any team since the Associated Press poll started in 1936 and hadn't lost this many games since going 0-10 in 1950. The decision came 17 months after Auburn gave Chizik a contract worth some $3.5 million annually through 2015 with a hefty buyout.
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said he informed Chizik Saturday night that he would recommend to President Jay Gogue the next morning that Chizik not be retained.
He said he had concerns with lopsided losses in 2011 but grew "very concerned in our fundamental approach to the game" after the Arkansas game.
"I had hoped our team would show some improvement this season," Jacobs said. "Unfortunately it didn't. The competition in our league is fierce. I decided we could not risk falling further behind by waiting for another year and hoping for improvement."
The players were informed in a team meeting Sunday.
"I'm extremely disappointed with the way this season turned out and I apologize to the Auburn family and our team for what they have had to endure," Chizik said in a statement released by Auburn. "In my 27 years of coaching, I have gained an understanding of the high expectations in this profession. When expectations are not met, I understand changes must be made."
The Tigers went from 14-0 with a perfect SEC record with Cam Newton leading the offense in 2010 to 3-9 and 0-8, losing their final three league games by a combined 150-21. Auburn was blown out by Texas A&M (63-21) and Georgia (38-0) but the finale was even more painful for Tigers fans.
The Crimson Tide cruised to a six-touchdown halftime lead and the second-most lopsided Iron Bowl victory in history, behind only the Tide's 55-0 win in 1948.
"While we experienced a tremendous low in 2012, I will always be proud of the incredible highs that we achieved, including three bowl victories, an SEC championship and a national championship," Chizik said.
He was 33-19 in four seasons and 15-17 in SEC games.
Auburn said the total buyout for Chizik and his assistant coaches is $11.09 million. Chizik's buyout is expected to total $7.5 million and will be paid in monthly installments for the next four years.
Six assistants are under contract through June 30, 2013 while defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler and wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor have deals extending another year beyond that.
The buyouts could be reduced if the coaches find other jobs.
Auburn joins Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky as SEC teams with job openings showing the huge divide in a league with six teams ranked in the Top 11.
Auburn tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen said players gave Chizik a warm ovation after the team meeting.
"I think we did what he deserved and we gave him a standing ovation and clapped for him," he said. "There's so much love for coach Chizik on this team. Would we have loved to see him get another year, another opportunity? Yes, but at the same time we understand where Jay Jacobs is coming from. Three wins isn't going to cut it in our league."
Defensive tackle Jeff Whitaker said, "It's kind of crazy right now. I had a special bond with Coach Chizik."
Chizik inserted tailback Tre Mason on the final play against Alabama to get him to 1,000 yards. The next day, Mason saw his coach get fired.
"It was a rough day for everybody," Mason said. "It's tough. There are going to be a lot of tears shed because there are a lot of relationships that may be put on hold or come to an end today. I have nothing negative to say about coach Chizik. He's done a lot for me and this program. I wish him the best of luck in his future."
Chizik had sandwiched two 8-5 seasons around the national title, but never approached the success of 2010, when Newton won the Heisman Trophy. The Tigers were 7-17 in SEC games outside of 2010 during his tenure.
His hiring was criticized by some fans after Chizik went 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa State and lost the last 10 games of his first head coaching job.
Jacobs was heckled at the airport after making the hire.
Chizik had been defensive coordinator on unbeaten teams at Auburn and Texas.
A search committee comprised of former Heisman Trophy winners Pat Sullivan and Bo Jackson and former Tigers fullback Mac Crawford will assist Jacobs, the school said.
Jacobs said he wants a proven winner — not necessarily an experienced head coach — who follows the rules and stresses academics.
A transition year in 2012 might have been expected.
Chizik had to replace the offensive and defensive coordinators after last season. Chizik made an ill-fated switch from Gus Malzahn's no-huddle, spread offense to a pro-style system with the hiring of former Temple offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler.
The Tigers struggled in the transition, partly because of shaky quarterback play and ended the season with freshman Jonathan Wallace under center.
Auburn ranked at or near the bottom of the SEC in every major statistical category offensively and defensively.
Chizik's tenure was marred by off-the-field problems, too, to the extent that he had employees of a private firm run curfew checks on players this season.
Four members of the 2010 national championship team were arrested on robbery charges in March 2011. Antonio Goodwin was convicted in April and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Dakota Mosley, Michael McNeil and Shaun Kitchens are awaiting trial.
Two-time 1,000-yard rusher Mike Dyer transferred to Arkansas State with Malzahn after being indefinitely suspended before the bowl game.
Freshman quarterback Zeke Pike was arrested in June for public intoxication and later dismissed from the team. Starting center Reese Dismukes was suspended for the opener against Clemson following a public intoxication arrest.
Auburn is also the subject of an NCAA investigation that includes the recruitment of Memphis running back Jovon Robinson, who was ruled ineligible after a guidance counselor admitted to creating a fake transcript.
Chizik's contract includes a clause that it wouldn't owe the buyout money if he is fired for cause, including findings of major rules violations or significant or repetitive violations" involving him or his program.
Chizik and Auburn have weathered past NCAA scrutiny. The governing body closed investigations into the recruitment of Newton and allegations from four former players that they were paid thousands of dollars during their college careers.
"I've got the utmost confidence in our NCAA compliance," Jacobs said. "Basically it boils down to winning and losing. Winning three games is unacceptable."


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Last week Monday, February the first, Pier 60 at the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan hosted the Royal Wine Corporation's organized the 2010 Kosher Restaurant & Wine Experience. Restaurants, a caterer, a supermarket, a salsa manufacturer presented some of their food creations while dozens of wine producers from around the world showed off their potables.
In the back of the room in the photo above, behind the restaurants, between two glassed walls and directly overlooking the Hudson River Nesher Caterers (4023 13th Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11218-3501; Telephone: 718.437.3631). Their huge display sporting chairs and tables consisted of a full fare with many choices of appetizers, fish, meat, salads and desserts. The food was delicious and I walked away convinced Nesher should be a natural choice for anyone's simcha.
Pomegranate had a huge display I sampled all their meat selections, the Heimische Brisket however was among the best I ever tasted. Juicy, tender and oh, so flavorful!
Abigael's, Carlos & Gabby, China Glatt, Cho-Sen, ClubHouse Cafe, Colbeh, Dougie's, El Gaucho Steakhouse, etc steakhouse, Fumio, Glatt A La Carte, Le Marais, Noah's Ark, Nesher, Noi Due, Tevere. were the restaurants represented at this venue. Each eatery, offered tantalizing samples of some of their favorite dishes.
While most preferred posed shots, I opted for candids…
I discovered some delicious salsas at My Brother Bobby's Salsa booth, their recently introduced Bruschetta topping was superb. It's no wonder they won so many accolades in various upstate fairs. Valerie and Robert Gropper, the owners, are a very energetic couple with an infectious – yet fully justified – enthusiasm for their excellent products. Their fresh products include: Original Red Salsa, Tropical Black Bean Salsa, Hot Tomatillo with Corn Salsa and Bruschetta topping. Selected "Best Bruschetta 2008" and "Best Salsa 2009" by Hudson Valley Magazine.
If I can ever find these products in Brooklyn or Manhattan I'll have to do an in-depth review. They tasted great!
There were more than 200 wine selections from around the world, the French Collection by Pierre Miodovnick attracted a lot of attention. I sampled two white sweet ones, 2001 Chateau Piada and a 1999 Chateau Guiraud, made from grape from the Sauternais region of the Graves section in Bordeaux.
The Chateau Piada – from Semillon grape – was sweet, luscious and full flavored, with a long, lingering finish. I could see it being served with full flavored cheeses and sweet desserts. The Chateau Guiraud was even better as it also includes some Sauvignon Blanc, which made it less sweet and more delightful to my palate.
For a dry French wine I tried a 2003 Chateau Pontet-Canet Paulliac, it has an intense color, strong on the nose with blackberries, rapberries well balanced with liquorice and other wooden tones. It's made up of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. This one will certainly occupy a place of honor in the pantheon of the best wines I've ever tasted!
There were some Israeli wines that I also liked, notably a 2006 Petit Castel, 2006 Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon (quite fruity and with subtle vanilla tones), Alexander Gaston Reserve (40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Shiraz), the 2006 Alexander Syrah (90% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon) and, of course, my all time favorite Israeli wine… 2005 Benyamina The Cave!
Before leaving I attended a session by Pierre Miodovnick where he explained about the great wine producing chateaus and their wines. After him, Jay Buchsbaum explained some wine terms and how to read a wine label.
This event proved informative and delicious, I can barely wait until next year!
Thoughts and Musings on the 2010 Kosher Restaurant & Wine Experience


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Just over a month ago we spoke about the Baking and Pastry Arts course at CKCA, now we turn to their Culinary course. I recently attended a session given by Chef Avram Wiseman – one of two Senior culinary instructors. This particular session dealt with cooking lamb.
Chef Avram demonstrated various techniques for preparing lamb.
CKCA's students prepared lamb in a variety of ways over two days. The ones I was lucky to sample had a captivating aroma, great taste and were very juicy and tender.
Chef Avram has graciously shared his recipe for Asian Lamb Chops:
Asian Lamb chops
Yield: 2 portions
6- Single cut rib lamb chops
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 Tablespoon shredded ginger root
1 Tablespoon finely minced garlic
3 tablespoons honey
3 oz. low sodium soy sauce
3 Tablespoons chicken stock
¼ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
3 scallions cut ¾ inch bias cut (white and green)
½ Teaspoon Cracked peppercorns
Season the lamb chops with the cracked peppercorns according to your taste. Lightly coat the chops with canola oil. Heat a large, heavy bottomed sauté pan. Place the lamb chops in the hot pan and quickly sear the lamb over high heat. Turn the chops and sear the second side. Cook until lamb is nicely golden brown. Remove chops from pan. Reserve some melted lamb fat in the pan. (If lamb chops are double cut or extra thick they may be placed in the oven for 7-10 minutes)
Place the ginger and garlic in the pan. Add a drop of oil if needed. Cook over high heat. Add the honey before the garlic burns! Continue cooking and let the honey bubble up and begin to color. Add soy sauce and de-glaze the honey. Add chicken broth. Return the chops to the sauce and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the sesame oil and scallions and mix well. Serve immediately.
I tried the Chef's recipe at home, besides tasting at CKCA, it came out great. I loved it!
Next week will be back with CKCA's Culinary course taught by Chef David Ritter, he'll be sharing his recipe for Steak au poivre (Peppercorn Steak).


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Seven Reasons Barack Obama Should Apologize to America
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I'm holding on your rope
Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearing what you say
But I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around and say
That it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late. — Apologize, OneRepublic
Barack Obama is a petty little man whose grandiose sense of self importance has always far outstripped his abilities and accomplishments. Putting a man such as that in the most important job on the planet is like taking a five year old off an airplane ride at a carnival and putting him at the control of a jet airplane in mid-flight.
Obama, who was so far over his head that he couldn't see the surface from day one, took over the country at a crucial time and then boldly strode forth and made the situation dramatically worse. His whole presidency, from start to finish, has been the living embodiment of that famous Talleyrand quote:
They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing.
The rest of America, however, has learned quite a bit about Obama, which is why his approval rating has fallen like a stockbroker on Black Friday. At this point, not only should Barack Obama change course, he should apologize for what he's done wrong:
1) For lying to the American people: Calling a politician a liar is a bit like accusing a fish of being fond of water, but even amongst politicians, Barack Obama is a particularly hamfisted and prolific liar. Obama's strategy is simple: He promises everything to everybody and then points the finger elsewhere when people are inevitably disappointed. This has led to some jaw dropping whoppers than would even make Bill Clinton say, "Wow, that guy is a shameless liar."
Obama promised not to hire lobbyists and not to raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 per year. He would post every bill online before he signed it and he promised to negotiate health care reform publicly — those are all lies. Then after going on the biggest spending spree in American history, Obama turned around on a dime and talked about how important deficit reduction was to him. He lied about health care. You can go on and on with these examples. There's not an honest bone in Barack Obama's body and the American people deserve better than that from their President.
2) For the nasty class warfare: Barack Obama must be unfamiliar with the seven deadly sins because never before has an administration so openly advocated envy. Successful Americans have been treated like villains and whole industries have been slimed for no other reason than it's politically convenient. Obama supporter Bill Maher perfectly captured the attitude when he wrote,
The next rich person who publicly complains about being vilified by the Obama administration must be publicly vilified by the Obama administration.
Trying to destroy innocent people for political reasons. Demonizing success. Turning Americans against each other. For all the talk of unity during his campaign, Barack Obama has worked obsessively to divide Americans since he got into office.
3) For Obamacare: Everybody in D.C., Barack Obama included, knew the American people didn't want Obamacare. The polls showed that they hated it. Scott Brown won "Ted Kennedy's seat" by promising to vote against health care reform. There were angry townhalls, Tea Parties, and tens of millions of phone calls and emails spurred by that legislation.
Yet, Obama helped push it through anyway, methodically lied about what the bill would do, and arrogantly claimed people would learn to like the bill in time. This bill will cause the deficit to explode, kill private insurance, pay for abortions with our tax dollars, create death panels, ration medical care, and destroy the quality of medical care in this country. Obamacare would be a bad idea at any point in our history, but creating a massive new entitlement program when America is on the verge of a debt-driven meltdown caused by entitlement programs has set a new standard for irresponsibility. Let us hope, God willing, that no other American President ever matches that standard.
4) For putting our children so deep into debt: Barack Obama's stimulus plan cost more than the race to the moon, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Marshall Plan — in real dollars — and it did nothing for the economy. Obamacare is a massive new entitlement program that we cannot afford. His 10 year budget? It will leave America with "more debt than has been accumulated by all previous Presidents in American history combined."
As he did all that, Obama was in public saying things like this,
I refuse to leave our children with a debt they cannot repay, and that means taking responsibility right now, in this administration, for getting our spending under control.
Have you no shame, Barack Obama?
5) For the abuse of power: Obama appointed a staggering number of czars to get around the congressional confirmation process. He spent tens of billions in taxpayer dollars and broke legally binding contracts to give his union pals a fat pay-off from the auto industry. He issued a creepy, dictatorial ultimatum to BP demanding that it give the government 20 billion dollars just because he said so. Obama took over the census process so it could be twisted to help the Democrats. Barack Obama is not a man who respects democracy, the Constitution, the American people, or the rule of law and he should be trusted even less than you should trust most politicians, which is to say, not at all.
6) For the racial polarization of America: The unspoken promise behind Barack Obama's campaign was that his election would enable America to finally achieve its long held dream of being a post-racial nation. Yet, Obama's election has led to a flurry of finger pointing, grievance mongering, and race based accusations.
Some of that has come from Obama's own administration. Eric Holder said America is a "nation of cowards" on race. Barack Obama even publicly sided with his friend Henry Louis Gates based on reasoning that really didn't go much deeper than Gates was black and the cop was white; so the cop must be racist.
That being said, Obama has allowed his followers to do most of the dirty work. In other words, Mr. Post Racial Healer is happy to see anyone who disagrees with him smeared as a racist as long as he gets to keep his hands clean. If you don't believe that, ask yourself, "What has Barack Obama done to stop the tidal wave of false accusations of racism that have been made in his defense?" Absolutely nothing of significance. For that vile and cynical tactic, Barack Obama should personally apologize to the staggering number of Americans who have been falsely called racists on his behalf.
7) For the arrogance: The good news about being President is that it doesn't seem to have gotten in the way of Barack Obama's golf game. Nor his vacations. Moreover, despite the fact that Obama seems to be completely baffled by the fundamentals of governing, it hasn't stopped him from saying things like,
But I don't want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess. I don't mind cleaning up after them, but don't do a lot of talking.
Then there's this story, which is turning out to be one of my personal favorites, given how the election seems to be shaping up,
Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., fears that these midterm elections are going to go the way of the 1994 midterms, when Democrats lost control of the House after a failed health care reform effort.
But, Berry told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, the White House does not share his concerns.
"They just don't seem to give it any credibility at all," Berry said. "They just kept telling us how good it was going to be. The president himself, when that was brought up in one group, said, 'Well, the big difference here and in '94 was you've got me.' We're going to see how much difference that makes now."
At what point does Barack Obama actually accomplish something not just worthy of the Nobel Prize he was given, but of any worth at all?
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Esther Cepeda: Rubio and Cruz - GOP superstars
It's fascinating that two Hispanic men -- both of whom are further to the right of where most Latinos stand on immigration -- are at the epicenter of the current reform debate.
Both Cuban-Americans, Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, represent the young, multicultural new face of what could someday become a diverse and welcoming Republican Party.
Until then, they'll be two of the most important Hispanic political players that many Latinos don't much care for.
As an architect of the Senate's compromise bill, Rubio -- who in February graced the cover of Time magazine as "The Republican Savior" and "the new voice of the GOP" -- would probably emerge unscathed if the reform measure fails in the Senate.
Oh sure, there were mini-freakouts recently when some liberal commentators -- who had up to then expressed only an increasing admiration for Rubio's evolving leadership on immigration -- began to worry that Rubio would come out against his own bill.
And liberal Latinos had already started pitching fits when he began talking about not voting for his own bill unless more border security measures were included. The complaints started building when Rubio announced he'd be submitting an amendment requiring immigrants to prove they could read, write and speak English before earning a green card.
Yet Rubio -- who fits a comforting narrative of charming, bilingual, pulled-himself-up-by-his-bootstraps, son of immigrants -- enjoys a benefit of the doubt that will keep him in the good graces of both the general public and the Republican Party.
Ted Cruz? Not so much.
Aside from tea partyers who just couldn't be happier to have a Latino in their ranks who's as passionate about abolishing the IRS and repealing Obamacare as they are -- Tea Party Nation recently proclaimed Cruz "an absolute American Hero" -- the junior senator from the Lone Star State seems to turn people off wherever he goes.
Many Hispanics -- even independent and moderate Republican ones -- are horrified by him. Cruz gets slammed not only for his ultra-conservative political views and his inability to speak Spanish, but particularly for his belief that current and former immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should not be eligible for citizenship.
A recent Latino Decisions poll found that 69 percent of Hispanic voters view Rubio more favorably for stating that the 11 million unauthorized immigrants deserve compassion. Only 28 percent view Cruz more favorably in light of his anti-citizenship stance.
But personality matters in politics. If Cruz were more convivial -- like, say, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who holds much the same views on granting citizenship -- it would be easier for Cruz to get away with sticking to his convictions. But the self-promoting, outspoken -- some say arrogant -- Cruz doesn't have that kind of wiggle room.
Seen as a politically expedient figure, Cruz ticked off fellow Republican senators by openly criticizing them for their behind-the-scenes complaints of his strident anti-gun-control stance and filibuster threats in the weeks before the bill on background checks failed in the Senate.
A few months ago, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called Cruz a "wacko bird" for his brusque politicking on the Hill -- a moniker Cruz has proudly adopted. Last week, Vice President Joe Biden described Cruz as some sort of politically absolutist bogeyman, who, along with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has the ability "to cower the bulk of the Republican Party in the Senate."
Most of all, Cruz fails on that ever-important Republican stumbling block of "tone." He seems constantly scowling and "mad as hell," etc., etc.
Hey, some people like that. And, at times, it's even warranted -- but it's hard to warm to.
Not that Cruz needs any warmth from the likes of moderates; he's got plenty of gushing fans. And regardless of how much anyone dislikes his tone or apparent lack of esteem for his political elders, Cruz -- like Rubio -- conspicuously represents a community that so far has not been able to rise to superstar status as issue-movers or potential presidential candidates in the Democratic Party.
In this spotlight, Cruz and Rubio represent two fundamental truths: Republicans, like Hispanics, are an ideologically diverse bunch. And, no matter the outcome of this immigration reform battle, the profile of Latinos in American politics has been elevated.
Esther Cepeda's email address is email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter, @estherjcepeda.
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The latest of my scan/clean/translate of "Fire Emblem Awakening: Yonkoma Kings" (ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 4コマKI)
I do not post the raw scans here, but you may email if you want them to compare translations! I do at least one page per day.
The compilation post is here!
Here is today's page! (Page 35)


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For all of Yahoo's corporate problems, it still has one of the world's most widely used e-mail products (and is possibly the market share leader in the US according to ComScore statistics from late last year).
But Yahoo clearly lacks some of the technological advantages enjoyed by rivals Google and Microsoft, including having an offering in the fast-growing area of cloud storage. Google integrated Google Drive with Gmail and Microsoft integrated SkyDrive with Hotmail. Yahoo has nothing comparable.
Instead of creating its own cloud storage service, Yahoo decided on an approach that may end up being better for its users—a partnership with Dropbox. Starting sometime today, Yahoo Mail customers will be able to use Dropbox within webmail.
"You can add stuff from Dropbox to any e-mail message and save attachments back to Dropbox, too," Dropbox wrote in a blog post. "Since this integration is Dropbox-powered, you can even send that big album of vacation pics without worrying about the 25MB file limit."
The integration will be available in Yahoo webmail in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Yahoo users not yet registered for Dropbox will be able to create a Dropbox account from within Yahoo Mail, Yahoo's blog said.
The Dropbox integration looks as if its geared toward desktop Web browsers, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is also trying to bolster Yahoo's presence on mobile devices. Yahoo's latest move on the mobile front was to purchase Summly, a mobile news app maker founded by a 17-year-old entrepreneur.


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Stephen Strasburg -- the consensus top player available -- went No. 1, a bevy of high school pitchers soon followed in Round 1 during a monumental first night, and some familiar names were called over the final two days during the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. More >
Galleries: Picks 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-32 | Studio 42
While teams take a deep breath following the 2009 Draft, scouts and front offices already have cast their eyes toward 2010. Here are 10 names to watch.
Baseball bloodlines were certainly on display during the three days of the First-Year Player Draft, as a slew of "baseball legacies" heard their names called.
While the First-Year Player Draft is mostly a long and arduous process that spans 50 rounds, it doesn't mean there weren't some fun moments during the 2009 Draft.


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Beyonce, Hudson do star turns at inauguration
WASHINGTON - Beyonce drew a loud cheer at the inauguration Monday even before her impressive rendition of the national anthem. But in the role she played four years ago singing for the president and first lady at the inaugural ball was her "Dreamgirls" co-star Jennifer Hudson.
If President Barack Obama's first inaugural theme seemed to be summed up by Beyonce's "At Last," this time it was Hudson's version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."
Hudson was among the entertainment at Monday night's inaugural balls, joined by Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys, who modified her hit "Girl on Fire" to sing "He's the president and he's on fire ... Obama's on fire. Obama's on fire."
The crowd at the official Inaugural Ball joined in with the Grammy-nominated fun. anthem "We Are Young."
Earlier in the day, the applause for Beyonce started when she took her place with Jay-Z at the Capitol to watch President Barack Obama take the oath for his second term in office. The two stopped to chat with the Rev. Al Sharpton.
James Taylor kicked off the musical performances, strumming his guitar and singing "America the Beautiful." Kelly Clarkson followed with a different arrangement of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Then Beyonce was introduced and the crowd again roared its approval.
Beyonce had a definite fan in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who applauded eagerly after she finished singing the national anthem. She offered R&B-esque vocal riffs as she sang on and the crowd seemed to love it, cheering loudly as she finished. Clarkson, too, hit high notes.
Beyonce may have been the star musical attraction, but she had plenty of company from Hollywood at the Capitol on Monday. Katy Perry and John Mayer sat side-by-side, with Perry in an orange-striped coat and wide hat, and Mayer in dark sunglasses. Singer-songwriter Ke$ha was there, too.
People flocked to the colorful pop star, snapping photos. And Perry did the same, taking shots of "Girls" actress and daughter of news anchor Brian Williams, Allison Williams.
Actress Eva Longoria was seated on the platform outside the Capitol after making an appearance at a Kennedy Center performance Sunday night. Perry sang at the children's concert the night before.
Former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell was in the crowd, too, along with actor Marlon Wayans.


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Progress continues in fixing Bridge Card error; work to continue through the night
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB)
is getting closer to restoring food assistance benefits on all of the Bridge Cards impacted by an error that was discovered on Thursday.
More than 55,000 of the 85,000 impacted cards are now fixed, meaning that those food assistance recipients and their families can now receive their food assistance. The work of restoring the remaining cards with the needed benefits will continue through the night.
"We are making good progress on resolving the problem and the majority of families impacted by this error will be able to utilize their cards on Saturday morning," said DTMB spokesperson Kurt Weiss. "At this point, based on the speed of the processing, we anticipate that we will still have a few remaining cards that will need to be restored on Saturday."
Because processing will continue into Saturday, a small number of recipients with an identification number ending in "1" will be impacted. Prior to Saturday, only recipients with client identification numbers ending in "0" have been affected. DTMB is projecting that the few remaining cards will be restored no later than 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Recipients of food assistance can contact the customer service number at 1-888-678-8914 and enter their client identification number to obtain automated information about their account balance. The client identification is different than the number appearing on the front of the Bridge Card. This step will help families determine if their card has been restored prior to making their visit to obtain groceries.
"We understand the hardship caused to families and we are reviewing current practices and processes to ensure that this problem doesn't happen again," added Weiss.
DTMB will provide updated information on Saturday.


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Yreka Miners varsity Softball: Miners take doubleheader from Wolves
The Yreka Miners varsity softball team got back to over .500 for the year with two wins versus Trinity at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Miners took down the Wolves 5-3 in game one and 14-11 in a game two slugfest. Yreka is now 6-5-2 overall.
Head coach Ken Dysert commended his team for earning the two wins.
"I think they were good wins for us to work on stuff we need to improve on," he said. With such a young team with five underclassman, including two freshman starters and only two seniors, Dysert said that game experience like this invaluable as the squad looks to be competitive in the tough Northern Athletic League this season.
"We're young," Dysert said. "We're still learning."
While the team is still a work in progress, Dysert said he likes the potential of this year's squad.
In game one the Wolves had a 1-0 advantage before Yreka scored three runs in the third as the Miners held on for the two-run victory.
In game two, the Miners came out on fire and scored eight runs in the first inning and five in the second. By the end of the third Yreka had a seemingly comportable 13-3 advantage. In the fourth inning the Wolves went off for seven runs to make things a bit closer at 13-10. Yreka hung on and came away with the 14-11 victory.
In game two, Taylor Brown had an outstanding contest and went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI's and three runs. Chantell Fraser went 1-for-2 with two RBI's and a double. Tanya Wilson had a double and a run for the Miners. Megan Hassel had three runs and an RBI for Yreka. MacKenzie Pelllizzer earned the win for Yreka.
In game one, Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run. Fraser went 1-for-3 with a double. Kendall Moser earned the game one win for Yreka and had four strikeouts. Wilson earned the save for the Miners in both games.
Last Friday and Saturday Yreka went 0-3-1 against tough competition at the Anderson Large Schools Tournament in Redding. Dysert said that his squad was competitive in all but one game and liked how they played against great competition like Shasta and Foothill. The Lady Miners tied Henley, which earned a state title in its division last season in Oregon, 6-6. Yreka also faced two pitchers who are heading to play softball at Divsion 1 schools, Dyset said.
Yreka has more than a week off before they host the two-day Yreka Miners Classic next Friday and Saturday. The Miners are in pool A, which also includes Trinity, North Valley and Tulelake. Pool B features two Siskiyou County teams in Etna and Mount Shasta. Also taking part are Hoopa and Del Norte. The games are set to be held at Yreka High School.


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